On Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, Quakes Academy alumni Amir Bashti and Arda Bulut, along with their fellow Stanford Cardinal teammates, defeated the Indiana Hoosiers en route to their third-straight NCAA National Champhionship crown. Redshirt Junior Sam Werner played the role of hero for the Cardinal, finishing inside the 18-yard box the second overtime to seal the victory for Stanford.

Bashti, a junior midfielder for the Cardinal, came on as a substitute in the victory. The Cupertino native ended the 2017 campaign with six goals and two assists, his best single-season statline since arriving at Stanford in 2015. Bulut, a freshman striker, didn't make an appearance during this year's Final Four at Talen Energy Stadium. The Los Gatos native featured in nine games for the Cardinal during his freshman season.